Books Quote by David Morse

Most comedies are really hard to write, or to watch, because you kind of generally know what's coming.

— Steve Martin

It's terrible to write what are essentially comedies for people with no sense of humor. Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but…

— Whit Stillman

The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it.

— Robert Orben

Most of my comedy writing happens through improvisation on stage; doing it in the moment. Going up with an idea and fleshing it out…

— Marc Maron

I think comedy is so much easier to do on the page than it is in real life. When I'm writing, comedy is an…

— Joshua Ferris

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an…

— Catherine Tate

The main thing about doing a comedy is that you spend most of your days really happy and laughing.

— Chris Messina

Writing a comedy script is a difficult thing. I think if someone is attempting a comedy and then they fail then it's understood.

— Paresh Rawal

In comedy you have to be prepared and be specific and have a vision so your comedy feels organic and relatable and it's a…

— Sal Vulcano

At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions…

— Steve Martin

I think that's part of being a comedy writer. You have to be confident. If you're sitting around worrying about, like, oh my God,…

— David Mandel

Comedians rarely have writers, and if you do it's usually a sign of laziness.

— Jim Gaffigan